by melodie@melodiek.com | Sep 27, 2020 | Dishes, North America, Recipes, Savor 196, Savories, the Americas, United States
A-LŌ-HA. If you’re anything like me, this Hawaiian greeting may feel like a bear hug the first time you hear it. Depending upon the situation it can mean, “Hello” or “Goodbye.” Whichever, the attitude behind the word is always one that...
by melodie@melodiek.com | Jan 31, 2020 | Afghanistan, Asia, Dishes, Foods and Dishes, Recipes, Savor 196, Savories
“There is no sight on earth more appealing than the sight of a woman making dinner for someone she loves.”–Thomas Wolfe Are you happy they’ve invited you to make a dish for your next home group meeting but haven’t a clue what to make? A small...
by melodie@melodiek.com | Jan 15, 2020 | Afghanistan, Asia, Asia, Destinations, Dishes, Foods and Dishes, Savories
Food is more than what we put into our bodies… It’s the feel of a place, something language can’t get at, the memory of a place as it forms. Wherever I am, food is what takes me there. —Jessica Fechtor, Stir You say Kabuli, I say Qabili. Whatever we end up...
by melodie@melodiek.com | Mar 22, 2019 | Culinary Tours, Destinations, Dishes, Europe, Europe, Italy, Savories
Italian food really reflects the people. It reflects like a prism that fragments into regions. ~ Lidia Bastianich If you’ve grown up believing fabulous plates of pasta, pizza, and bread were the greatest pleasures Italian cooking had to offer, hold on to your...
by melodie@melodiek.com | Aug 5, 2018 | Asia, Asia, Destinations, Dishes, Inspiration, Japan, Popular, Savories
What keeps me motivated is not the food itself but all the bonds and memories the food represents. ~ Michael Chiarello Have you ever noticed how the familiar taste or aroma of certain foods can transport us to the places we first experienced them? It’s like...
by melodie@melodiek.com | Jul 8, 2015 | Dishes, Europe, Foods and Dishes, Italy, Recipes, Savor 196, Savories
“Authenticity” —as a goal—sounds noble enough, but flavor is what counts. The Spaghetti Carbonara recipe I’ve followed for decades, one I can vouch for, comes from a vintage cookbook called… The Italian Cookbook. I found “The Italian...